Man found hanging in office balcony in Bhubaneswar

Bhubaneswar: Mystery shrouds death of a 55-year-old man, who was found hanging in the balcony of a real estate office building in Saheed Nagar area here today.

The deceased identified as Jajulyaman Nath hailed from Pipili of Puri district. He was working at the real estate company as a Grade-IV employee and also staying in the office building (plot number-537) on second floor.

This morning, he was found hanging with a towel from the ceiling in the balcony. Some locals first spotted the body and called up police. Saheed Nagar police along with a scientific team reached the spot and sent the body to capital hospital for post-mortem.

Though the  exact reason behind the death is yet to be ascertained, staff of the real estate company said Jajulyaman might have taken the extreme step due to family feud. On receiving information, his family members later reached the spot.

An unnatural death case has been registered in this connection and the cause of death will be ascertained once the post-mortem report comes in, said police.